Newsletter of the Lauderdale Improvement Association

Summer 2019 • Vol 42 - No 2

New logo, new website, new look. . . same dynamic LLIA! Over 100 members and guests attended At a glance. . . the LLIA Annual Meeting on June 8 at Lutherdale. All enjoyed delicious breakfast • Lauderdale Lakes sandwiches while hearing an update on Management District Annual Fish Committee activities, the latest news Meeting will be held Saturday, from the Lake District and participating in August 31. Watch for the District Q&A sessions with Sgt. Chris St. Clair of Dialogue newsletter for more the Water Safety Patrol and Chief Dave information. Nelson of the Fire Department. One of the meeting highlights was a • Reminder: bulk trash collection presentation by Debbie Ferrari and Kevin rules have changed. You now must Henderson who outlined the work being call John's Disposal (262-473-4700) done by the Editorial Board of the LLIA to schedule pickup of large items. Communications Committee (Debbie Ferrari, Gary Storandt, Kathryn Calkins, Members were given "ballets" and asked • Check out Corky's Corner for Kevin Henderson and Lucia Johnson- to vote on their favorite of three logo tips on how to catch fish in hot McQueeny). Their charge was to designs. The logo you see on this page weather …and lots more. "freshen-up" the look, feel and personality was the hands-down winner. of the LLIA—starting with our logo, which • The Lauderdale Lakes Yacht hadn't had a "facelift" since 1963. Many, many thanks to Lucia Johnson- McQueeny who designed the new logo Club is holding a Jimmy Buffet (she just happens to be a professional Party at Pleasant Lake on the graphic designer). Thanks to her skill and evening of August 16 and a willingness to volunteer countless hours, Fall Party at the Ale Station in we have a new logo that represents the East Troy on September 14. LLIA as having an eye on the future while Visit LLYCLUB.com for details. taking pride in our history and traditions. The Editorial Board is now busy • The KMLT - Kettle Moraine Land incorporating the new logo into our Trust will have an Oak-tober Fest website, newsletter and other printed craft beer hike in Petersen Woods material. The newsletter you’re reading is on Saturday, Sept. 28th from 3-6 a perfect example. pm. Call (262) 949-7211 for tickets. The LLIA is an all-volunteer organization devoted to keeping a careful watch on water quality promoting water safety, preserving LLIA membership hits an all-time high! the lake's natural habitat, creating Thank you from Debbie Ferrari! a superbly stocked fishery, and WOW...LLIA membership for 2019 is currently at a record 654! That exceeds our prior keeping lake area homeowners high of 563 (2017) by 16%. On behalf of the entire Board, I thank each one of you for your generous support in both time and donations. up-to-the-minute on what's Remember, we love hearing from you! I invite your contributions to the new happening around the area. "Member's Post" section of this newsletter. And, we'd love to hear your ideas, your For more information visit LLIA.org. opinions, and your perspective on lake life. Just email them to [email protected]. or, email me directly at [email protected].

1 LLIA Special Reports New Display your LL number! - Gary Storant, LLIA Secretary LLIA DIRECTORY Is your LL number displayed down by the water? If you don't have your LL number displayed prominently (like at the end of your pier or on your shore station cover) you is out! might want to think about ordering one. Having your LL number visible helps authorities - Debbie Ferrari, LLIA President find your home in the event of an emergency. If you need to order an LL sign, go to LLIA.org, click on "Extras" and then click on "Lake Address Signs." Lauderdale Lakes water quality - Dave DeAngelis, LLIA Water Quality Chair The water testing season on from our lawns, yard debris and Lauderdale Lakes is in full swing. We’ve anything inadvertently left in the submitted 75% of our water samples for yard that gets knocked over or the 2019 season. We have one additional blown into the lake during storms. set of samples to collect and submit All of these things can have a to the WDNR in late August. 2019 is negative effect on water quality and seemingly a carbon-copy of 2017 with will contribute to poor water clarity. our lake water data showing mixed Some of these items can provide results. a food source for algae, hence the • Secchi Disc readings in May, June potential for a massive algae bloom. and early July were lower than prior Lastly, we continue to see elevated Did you receive yours? years meaning sunlight was having dissolved oxygen readings, primarily The 2019-2021 Lauderdale Lakes a difficult time penetrating into the in Green and Middle Lakes, at 15 to directories, published by the LLIA, were water. Low Secchi Disc readings 30 foot depths. We first noticed this distributed to members beginning translate into murky and cloudy phenomenon back in 2015, but it at the June Annual Meeting. If you water (not what we want). All three occurred only in Green Lake back in are a member and haven't received lakes had multiple readings that 2015. Since 2015, it seems to be a your directory, please let me know at were 3-4 feet below expected levels. reoccurring phenomenon. It’s called a [email protected]. Here’s some good news: the water metalimnetic chlorophyll maxima or clarity readings in July improved heterograde. In plain English, it means Help us keep our records correct ... please slightly in all three lakes. there is a thick horizontal plate of algae email any corrections and updates to: floating below the lake thermocline. [email protected]. • Phosphorous readings are slightly What’s a thermocline? A lower than 2018. This is good thermocline SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS!! Their is a thin but distinct layer in our lakes news. support is critical to the publication of in which temperature changes more our Directory and they appreciate each • Chlorophyll levels are trending rapidly with depth than it does in the of us supporting their business. When much higher than past years. All layers above or below. In our lakes, the you purchase goods or services from an three lakes are showing levels thermocline is typically observed at advertiser, please try to remember to that are triple the levels in 2018. 20 feet with a temperature drop of 5 thank them for their support of the LLIA. This means that 2019 could have to 15 degrees Fahrenheit from 20 feet Many advertisers have been purchasing huge and extended algae bloom to 25 feet. The algae are maximizing an ad in our Directory for a very long time compared to prior years. This can both nutrient and light intake by taking and we thank them for their continued cause the lake water to have a up the phosphorus that is released support. We also welcome our new murky visual appearance. from the bottom sediments and stuck advertisers (or those we have not seen for • Why is the water cloudy and I in the lower layer of water below the awhile): can see algae in the water? Our thermocline. The algae can regulate their Four Lakes Athletic Club primary suspect is Mother Nature buoyancy to stay at mid depths when it is and the incredible repeated heavy advantageous. There’s nothing to worry Hackbarth Builders, Inc. rain and wind events since April. about with respect to this phenomenon. Lakeshore Pier Service This amount of rain creates massive The biggest impact is to anglers – they will have to set their bobbers much lower Scherrer Construction Co., Inc. amounts of runoff that typically end up going directly into the lake. This as the fish now have an additional 10+ Someplace Else Restaurant ll runoff carries undesirable things feet of water depth with high oxygen Thelen Lakefronts like pollutants from the street levels. surface, fertilizers and chemicals Warady & Davis LLP See you on the lake!

2 Lauderdale-LaGrange fire department - Don Henderson, LLIA Planning & Zoning Chair Steak Fry fundraising event! Lake residents and Town of LaGrange door or window which will usually cause farmers over 50 years ago with a meeting damage to your residence. Saturday August 10th, 2019 marked at this location. the 27th Annual Steak Fry fund raising event at the Landing Restaurant All Fire Fighters extend their heartfelt on Lauderdale Lakes. It was again thanks to all the area residents for successful thanks to your support!!! supporting this event and the many This is a major fund-raising event for other ways that you support the the Department, and funds will be put Lauderdale-LaGrange Fire Department towards the purchase of a Heart monitor/ throughout the year. We wish to extend Defibrillator unit in our ambulance. This a “Special Thanks” to each person for is used to monitor vital signs, deliver a your donations received at the LLIA shock and look at the heart function of Annual Meeting in June. This money is the patient and relay that info to the also being used to purchase the Heart hospital prior to our arrival. We will be Monitor/Defibrillator. raising funds for this unit that will cost approximately $30,000. New key box service for absent homeowners Please consider using a KNOX Company The Lauderdale-LaGrange Fire Key Box for you home. This box allows Department has established a long-term you to safely store a spare door key or arrangement with The KNOX Company even a keypad code for us to gain entry to assist homeowners with key boxes without damage or delay. It is also a that enable the Fire Department to have good idea to include a reset code for access to your home if you are not there. the fire alarm system in this box or near Many homeowners are away during the the keypad. The box is locked and only winter and weekdays during the summer. accessible by the Fire Department. And many of your homes have an alarm For more info, please contact Chief Heart monitor/defibrillator system. Dave Nelson at 262-495-8400 or the Knox company at www.knoxbox.com/ The Department Fire Fighters extend If a smoke or fire alarm is activated the residential-knoxboxes/ . They also make a special thank you to the Lauderdale Department will generally be dispatched Commercial quality boxes that can store Landing Restaurant owners, the Healy to investigate. It is usually necessary multiple keys and be tied to your alarm family, and their staff for hosting this to enter your home to determine the system to detect any tampering with the special event on their Lake Shore cause or ensure there is not a fire. If key box. patio and grounds. This is very special there is no one available to allow the Fire because the Lauderdale-LaGrange Fire Department entry, it MAY be necessary Department was started by Lauderdale for us to gain access by breaching a

Water safety reminders - Debbie Ferrari, LLIA Water Safety Chair

This summer, our Water Safety Patrol • PWCs must operate at slow-no- beginning on page 39. You also received has been busy managing some of wake within 100' of any other the tri-fold pamphlet titled "What our more exuberant behaviors. One watercraft or tow rope as well You Need to Know When Boating on dangerous occurrence is that we have as someone or skiing, Lauderdale Lakes" with your Directory. had 3 OWIs (Operating While under dock, raft, or pier, and 200' of the That is especially useful if you have the Influence) so far this season. As shoreline. anyone operating your watercraft who suggested by Jack Sorenson, Lake may not be familiar with our local laws. District Chairman, let's all consider a • Be sure to anchor outside the "no If you need additional copies, the Water "designated operator" while we are on anchor" buoys in the Pebble Beach Safety Patrol carries extras on each of the water! Other reminders from Chief area. their boats. Extras are also available in a Ken Blanke: plastic box at each of the boat launches. Need to brush up on boating laws? • Only 2 persons can be tubing or The new 2019-2021 Lauderdale Safety begins with each of us! skiing behind a watercraft at a Lakes Directory contains important time. information on Boating Laws as well as the local Boating Ordinance, all

3 Corky’s Corner

News & tips from the fish committee - Jim “Corky” Corcoran, LLIA Fish Committee Chair Corky here, writing this while baking in the We are due for a comprehensive population the water has little oxygen and therefore will sun and humidity! inventory in the spring of 2021. From that not support many fish. The thermocline depth data we will be able to revisit our regulations varies from year to year but is generally around Earlier this summer Jeff Angst and I met with and update our stocking goals. Anecdotally, twenty feet deep or so. That being said, I target Luke Roffler, from the WDNR. Our intention I can say the are looking fish above this layer during the hottest time of was to pick Luke’s brain and get ideas for a more “healthy.” Based on the fish I've caught summer. Think of this depth as a barrier and long range plan for our fishery. It was nice to and studied, the general condition (weight to fish above it for a better chance of catching hear Luke say that we are doing things right! length) is looking better. Overall, I believe the fish. Walleye and Pike will use this as a “shelf” He said Lauderdale Lakes' water quality is very regulations are working. in open water and will target baitfish along good, probably some of the highest quality in it as they suspend in the open water basin. his region. Walleye are in great shape with many being Target these fish by trolling minnow imitation caught this summer and their general size is crankbaits. right about at the legal size. They also look very “healthy.” I have caught many Pike this summer, If you have good electronics do not start mostly smaller ones that appear to be some until you “mark” fish or bait, or both. Look for we have stocked in the past few years, showing the “hooks” on your screen. The fish look like a good survival rate. I have seen several large large hook shapes, the bait may look like a Pike swimming around and they are prowling cloud on the screen. These will be at a similar around looking for prey! depth, probably just above the thermocline. Use a lure that will effectively get down to that By the time you read this four cribs should have depth range, a little shallower is ok. Fish tend to been completed. We plan to drop them in late feed up, so it's okay if your lure runs a few feet August. Since there are limited areas to place higher. Troll at the slowest speed you can that cribs (based on depth and bottom contour), allows the bait to continue to have action. This the plan is to place the cribs in areas where we is a very effective way to target these game fish already have cribs in place. The idea is to create in the heat of summer. a sort of “reef” complex. Panfish like and Crappie also will do We talked with Luke Roffler about making this and I like to vertically jig for them using shorter cribs— perhaps half the height of the small minnows in the deep lake basin above current ones—which we could then place in the thermocline. Largemouth Bass are very shallower locations and increase our options for active in the shallows at this time and topwater placement. We will discuss this as a committee baits like buzz baits and frogs are a blast to and look into it for next season. We can always fish with among the reeds and lily pads all over Constructing a fish crib use the help. And, of course, you will directly Lauderdale. benefit from knowing the locations of the Luke also stated that our lake's habitat and cribs! If you're not able to help with building, a Please remember to try and harvest your five structure can—and does—support good donation to the fish committee would be most Bass under 14 inches. We encourage this to spawning habitat for many fish species. welcome! help in the overall health of our fishery! Enhancing the structure with fish cribs and As for some fishing tips for the hot summer continuing our fish stocking program can only season: By this time our lakes have set up a make our lakes better. Luke basically said that if distinct thermocline, meaning the warm water, That's all for now. And remember, take a kid we continue to do what we are doing we will be which is less dense, has settled on top of the fishing! fine. He said we could be a model for what to cooler water below and has created a stratified do as a Lake Association and was very pleased temperature situation. Below the thermocline, to work with us and assist us in maintaining this fine fishery. So, we will continue crib building and fish stocking to enhance the natural reproduction of fish populations. Walleye stocking will continue with the help of a program from the WDNR that provides a sizable number of extended growth fingerlings every other year. We will continue to stock , as needed, to help in controlling stunted panfish and Bass. Smallmouth Bass will be stocked with intentions to create a healthy fishable population. We have very good Smallmouth habitat in our lakes. Perch have been our focus in the panfish community as they provide a year round fishery and are easy to catch, as well as tasty! Crib builders!

4 History Column

Rail Tales - How railroads shaped the Lauderdale region - Kathryn Ingle Calkins, LLIA History Committee Chair By the 1840s, southern was rapidly overshadowed its prosperity.” could ship their milk to Milwaukee by rail in eight-gallon shipping cans. “The Milwaukee developing a patchwork of farms and small Despite these setbacks, however, railroads were Railroad spotted an express car in Palmyra towns connected with each other by dirt tracks coming. In 1856, train service began between were making a for that purpose. This car was picked up by or perhaps plank roads. People Chicago and Lake Geneva. Although this first living in Walworth County, but horse-and-buggy the 8:20 passenger train in the morning, and route was short lived, Chicago tycoons had transportation made moving people and goods returned at 3:00 in the afternoon with the begun building summer residences on Lake slow and unreliable. Certainly, few people were empty cans, and spotted on the siding, ready Geneva’s shores, and they wanted train service. thinking of the area as a vacation spot. for the next morning. This method of disposing An “At the Lake Magazine” article from May of milk could only be used by those within Train travel would begin to change that. The 25, 2015 suggests that Shelton Sturges, heir horse-drawn distance of Palmyra.” Other late 1840s saw the formation of companies in to a grain elevator fortune, may have used his farmers used local creameries to turn their milk Milwaukee and Chicago that wanted to connect influence to get the Chicago & Northwestern into butter, which could then be shipped to those cities to the Mississippi River and other Railroad to build a line to Lake Geneva in the cities and kept in cold storage, Ewing wrote. points to the West with rail lines. It is easy 1870s. The town evolved, of course, into a to imagine how fast, reliable railroads would famous resort destination sporting a colorful make those cities grow by bringing agricultural history. products to market as well as smoothing travel Travelers to Lauderdale came by train as for people. Reading descriptions of how these well, according to Robert Brown and Patricia railroad companies went about planning their McCormick’s A History of the Lauderdale Lakes. routes west from Chicago and Milwaukee The Sterlingworth Hotel on Mill Lake had been reveals an unsupervised mess of investment built in 1893. Visitors came by train to Elkhorn based on where developers could get the from Chicago, then arrived at the hotel “an best deal instead of what geographic features hour or two later via the F.C. Wiswell horse- might make the best roadbed. In the rush to drawn bus, with their baggage following close build railroads, the losers were small towns and behind on Mr. Wiswell’s baggage wagon.” individual farmers. The History of Walworth County, Wisconsin from 1882, published by Brookhaven Press, notes that at the time, “there was absolutely As noted earlier, cars began changing the no surplus capital in the State.” Wisconsin only transportation scene again by the 1920s. became a state in 1848, and most of the early An advertising flyer for Lauderdale and the railroad schemes started up by the 1850s. So, Sterlingworth brags that “From the State line the only way railroad companies could raise to Milwaukee the roads will soon be solid the capital they needed to lay tracks was to ask cement and are now nearly perfect.” Still, “The towns and even individual farmers to take out auto drive from Chicago is three and one-half loans and mortgages, banking on the riches hours; by train, one hour and fifty minutes….” the trains would bring later. Acting like the Passenger service began to wane and ended Amazon Corporations of the 1850s, they played even to Lake Geneva in the 1960s. Long-time municipalities off each other, promising to lay Lauderdale summer resident Kenneth Ingle tracks through towns that provided the sweetest F.C. Wiswell’s horse-drawn bus and baggage wagon recalled that he happened to take the last train deals. from Lake Geneva to Chicago in August of Some track was laid as a result of these From the grounds of the Sterlingworth, people 1964. However, Walworth County does maintain money-raising efforts, and a route that stopped with cottages could wait for a boat to take some freight rail as part of a consortium of at Whitewater began operations in 1852. them the rest of the way to their properties. counties. The Wisconsin & Southern Railroad According to the History, Whitewater soon The complexion of Lauderdale as a chain of rents track from the counties to take produce after attracted manufacturing, which “made stump-choked lakes surrounded by farmland and other freight to Chicago. The counties it the leading village of the county, both in began to change. Brown and McCormick report maintain and improve the rail infrastructure size and commercial importance” at the time. that at the turn of the 20th Century “A special they obtained through bankruptcy proceedings With Whitewater’s success, many other towns lake train ran between Chicago and Elkhorn involving railroads that took place in the 1980s. became eager to support the railroads. Routes until August of 1926, when it was discontinued Today, one place with train history on view is were proposed and then revised, shifting because so many lake residents were driving downtown Whitewater, where the Passenger from town to town. Projects started and then their own cars.” Depot, built in High Victorian Gothic style in stopped. A financial panic hit the U.S. in 1857, Trains, of course, affected other aspects of life 1890-91, now houses the Whitewater Historical shutting down most of the proposed rail Society's history museum. The depot was projects through Walworth County. Towns and around Lauderdale besides tourism. As soon as tracks were laid, telegraph lines followed, built for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul farmers were left in debt, while the holders Railroad, or the "Milwaukee Road." It replaced of the bonds their money had been used to bringing quick communication to the string of towns along the train route. Commerce also a building from 1852, which was converted secure were the beneficiaries. According the into a freight house. The building acted as the History, “it is stated that nearly half the farms changed. Floyd Ewing, who lived in the town of LaGrange and left an informative memoir passenger depot until passenger rail service to in the county were mortgaged…. For years, Whitewater ended in 1951. this cloud of debt… hung over the county and recalled that area farmers in the late 1800s

5 Member’s Post All LLIA members are invited to contribute to the MEMBER’S POST. Maybe you have a favorite recipe to share…or a great photo capturing the alluring beauty of our lakes…or maybe you’d like to pass along a thought, suggestion or reflection about life on Lauderdale Lakes. If you have a message to share (in 75 words or less, please) email us at [email protected]. Please specify if you would like to remain anonymous.

LakeViews On the Saturday of this Memorial Day not in the nest but was actually able weekend I was astonished to see a get some shots of it in flight. Last large bald eagle fly over Green lake. I week end I was fortunate to be there watched as it flew up the north shore when the adult male was in a much of Green Lake and saw approximately lower tree and I was able to get shots where it landed. of him sitting a a tree and then as he The next early morning I went out flew off to another location. They are to find that bird. At the north end so magnificent! I get a thrill every time of Green lake, just above the sand I see them. beach at the old Girl Scout camp, I I hope the eagles will return year after spotted the eagles huge nest sitting in year. We have a great start. I’ll be the highest pine tree. Luck is always watching! good to have and there were not one but three eagles, two adults and a Ken Klancnik (photos by Ken Klancnik) yearling. My first few photos captured them all. Now the challenge, try to get better and better photos each week. As the weekends went by I would go and view the nest at various time of the day, The most productive was early morning. As the weeks went by I observed the adults feeding the yearling and watched the growth of that bird. About 3 weeks ago I spotted it sitting on a limb just above the nest. The is the first step prior to a first flight. The following week I was fortunate to see that the yearling was Juvenile bald eagle

Adult eagle at top, adult and juvenile in the nest.

Adult bald eagle Two adult bald eagles attending their nest.

6 Life on Lauderdale Lakes

Rich Siok Jr., at sunset on Green Lake Pups - MaryAnn Raash - Rich and Nila Siok Lake House Fixin’s

COLE SLAW RAMEN SALAD

Easy and delicious. Perfect side dish to go with your barbeque on a hot summer day. - Submitted by Laura Epifanio

Serves 8 Ingredients

Salad: 1 package (14-oz.) cole slaw mix 1 green onion chopped 1 cup slivered almonds 1 cup sunflower seeds 2 packages Ramen noodles (chicken flavored) broken up

Dressing: ½ cup sugar 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar ¼ cup vegetable oil Seasoning packets from Ramen noodles

Directions: Combine salad ingredients. Pour dressing over and mix all before serving. Fireworks, July 2019 - Ken Klancnik

7 Other Lake Organizations

LLYC - Lauderdale Lakes Yacht Club - Laura Allen, Commodore Summer has truly arrived and the Yacht to logistics, not to mention the agonizing in advance for the tasting, feel free to join Club is in full gear. Hopefully, everyone weather watching to make sure all systems us at the Landings that evening for a party enjoyed the 2019 Fireworks display on are go. It was truly a labor of love for Pete where the awards will presented. July 6th. to manage this event for nine years. The Lake Home Tour schedule for Jeff Angst and Andy Brown volunteered August 3rd sold out in days! It’s been to take this huge effort over last fall when 8 years since the last Lake Home Tour Pete announced his “retirement”. We and lake residents are obviously looking convinced Pete to be a consultant to Jeff forward to going again! Four lake home and Andy for the 2019 fireworks so that residents graciously agreed to have their there would be a seamless transition. homes showcased for this event. Local The result was a memorable night for all caterers will provide “tastes” of their food families on the lake. The synchronized at each home. Hoping for a beautiful music was especially good this year - day for our guests to enjoy visiting these hopefully, you tuned into 96.1 to listen. homes by pontoon. It takes a village to Heartfelt thanks to all our local businesses put this event on! Co-chairs, Laura Allen who sponsored this event and to and Patti Jilek, have a team of about 30 the homeowners who contributed. volunteers helping to make this a success. The fireworks are 100% funded by If you missed out on purchasing tickets donations. Please thank the local for Ribfest and the Home Tour, be sure businesses that support our community to sign up for the “Cheeseburger in and this tradition. We couldn’t offer this Paradise” event on Friday, August without them. And be sure to thank Pete 16th. Kathy & Mike Alagna and their for his years of dedication. He has left big committee have planned a special night shoes to fill, but we are confident that on nearby Pleasant Lake. Wilson Meats Jeff and Andy will do a great job going will be grilling hamburgers and side dishes forward. will be provided by another local caterer. The LLYC has some more fun events on Listen to the live music of steel drums the calendar. Hopefully, you purchased and marimbas as you sip your favorite your tickets to the SOLD OUT Ribfest beverage (cold beer or margaritas are on July 27th. John and Patti Jilek have strongly recommended) and enjoy the Fireworks 2019 - Ken Klacnik organized 5 lake owners to grill their peacefulness of Pleasant Lake. version of the “best ribs ever." Each will We will cap off the year on Saturday, After what seems like a lifetime of offer a side dish to accompany a taste of September 14th at The Ale Station in service, LLYC long time member and their ribs. There will be a prize awarded to East Troy. Jean & John Henderson and former Commodore, Peter Spaulding, the winner of the People’s Choice for Best their committee are planning a Festive Fall has turned over the reins of this favorite Ribs later that night at the Landings. If you party with great food and live music. Put lake tradition. There is so much to weren’t lucky enough to purchase tickets this one on your calendar! coordinate for this event, from fundraising

KMLT - Kettle Moraine Land Trust - Dave DeAngelis, President Summer arrived….finally. People are with the Perennials event this past June. p.m. to 6:00 p.m. For those of you boating and fishing on the lakes; It was a tremendous success! What a unfamiliar with Petersen Island Woods the early hour of dawn is filled with great way to enjoy nature, gourmet pizza Preserve, the trail entrance is located birdsong; flowers bloom in abundance; and a few cocktails! at the end of Oak Park Road just down thunderstorms roll in and rumble out For those of you that love BEER and the Street from Lauderdale Landing. Be almost every day. And, we have lots of NATURE, we are having an OAK-TOBER sure to share your email address with opportunities for you to connect with FEST CRAFT BEER HIKE to be held at us so we can send you an invitation to KMLT and the beauty of nature. Petersen Island Woods Preserve on the event OR contact the KMLT office at Thanks to all that attended out Party Saturday, September 28th from 3:00 262-949-7211. continued...

8 Tickets will be available on-line and include vegetation management, on the day of the event. We will be seed collection, trail maintenance, featuring beer from some local micro- and more. Jackson Creek Preserve is breweries, assorted snacks and, to add located just south of downtown Elkhorn to the fun, you can even work off your and there’s no experience required to beer with a hike in our wonderful trail. participate – just let Greg know, and Your admission ticket will also include a you are guaranteed to have a great time burger at Lauderdale Landing after you outdoors connecting with nature. sip some beer and walk the trail. Please Lastly, I want to thank all of you for join us for some fun, friendship and of your support of our organization. We course BEER. would not be able to do what we do For those of you that love to be without you. If you have not contributed outdoors, we are holding our final to KMLT yet, please consider doing so volunteer service day in 2019, from 9:00 with the “Donate Now” button on our a.m. to 12:00 noon, on August 24 at website, or contact the KMLT office at Jackson Creek Preserve. Greg Rajsky 262-949-7211. Be sure to “like” our Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm gives leads these service outings and always Face book page with it’s up to the a tour during KMLT Party with the Perennials. includes a bit of educational content minute information! to keep things interesting. Activities

LLSC - Lauderdale Lakes Club - Glenn Hansen, Commodore Well, summer has finally arrived and it example of what a terrific lake community We will also be hosting our first FREE is HOT, HOT, HOT. The Sailing Club has we have. SAILING CLINIC the following Saturday. enjoyed some great races and some The clinic will be open to all Lauderdale steady breezes. Peter Van Kampen Lakes residents who want to learn about has won two trophy races already, and our boat, the MC Scow, and would like Christian Zenger won a club race. John to take advantage of the opportunity for Hamilton, Doug Hood and Mike Fuller some real on-the-water, hands-on sailing. each get to add a trophy to their sailing This sailing event will kick off on Saturday, accolades. And, on a windy day in June, August 17 at 9:30 AM at the Landings Mike Jaeger remained steady to win our pier. If you plan to join us at the clinic, first annual Des Johnson trophy race, in please reach out to one of us, so we have honor of our long-time sailing guru, Des. an idea of the number of participants We have quite a few races left on the expected. schedule, so come out and cheer on your Team Engel on their spectator boat having Until next time, please enjoy the rest of neighbors as they cross the finish line. As almost as much fun a we do, ALMOST. your summer and be safe on the water. always, we really appreciate the other boaters giving us a little room on Sunday We are planning a casual mid-summer Glenn Hansen (312) 810-7757 mornings. We are also very grateful to social event that coincides with the [email protected] Bill, Ed and Tom & Jodi for helping right Lauderdale Fire and Rescue Steak Fry Ben Johnson (312) 532-3997 us and get us back to sailing when a boat at the Landings. Be sure to stop by and [email protected] happens to go over in the wind. Thanks visit with us at our Sailing Club table on Peter VanKampen (262) 742-2567 also to the spectator boats out on the August 10th. water cheering us on, as it is just another [email protected]

A close call with Doug Ward and Jim Johnson, starboard boat has the right of way!! Things can get hectic downwind! Peter, Doug, Bob, Joe and Michael trying to get position.

9 Lauderdale Lakes Lake Management District - Jack Sorenson, Chairman

Outflow Dam: I would like to recognize the efforts of Commissioner Jim Kroeplin for spearheading the construction of our dam improvements. The contractor has saw-cut the top off of the old mill building and saw-cut the interior wall to allow water to flow over the existing floor slab. The water is now flowing the way the changes designed it to flow. However, more concrete work is BEFORE improvements, enclosed portion of From top of the back of dam - walls saw cut at scheduled to take place when the water the dam was degrading and unsafe. an angle flow from the lake diminishes and there is less water flow to be diverted around the dam. As the rain yields to sunshine the contractor will return to complete the concrete work and structural bars will be mounted permanently to the walls. We will complete the project with attractive new security fencing around the dam area.

View towards down stream (Honey Creek) side After new dam floor was poured daylight is showing water flowing thru two saw cut openings visable thru the dam’s spillway.

Safety Patrol: We are fortunate to have a seasoned group of officers As many scrubbed, sanitized and organized the old patrolling and watching our lakes Golf Course and Club House: of you know Chris White resigned as Golf kitchen, the office and the back rooms of for boating safety. Commissioner Course manager earlier this year. He had the Club House. They have painted, hung Ron Diederich works with Chief Ken served the Lake District forapproximately pictures, and organized the rental clubs. Blanke in managing and carrying out 17 years. We thank him for his many Christy is helping in many administrative the duties of the Patrol. They are here contributions and years of service to our areas as well. Thank you to Sparky, Christy for our safety, which is important, as community. I am happy to announce that and their staffs for all their dedication and we are boating on a lake with very we fairly quickly hired Sparky Lockhart, help. high boat density per acre of water. Unfortunately, there have been three who joined the District as the Overall I encourage you to come out and play the Sparky is doing a OWI citations this year to date. This is Golf Course Manager. sporty course and unlike other courses in fine job implementing many changes and an increase over last year and we are the area it can be played in two hours and improvements to the great shape that only halfway through the year so for greens fees are very reasonable!! Chris had left the golf course in. I would everyone’s safety, please be mindful be remiss not to mention the efforts of We continue to work on a thorough when it is time to find a designated review of the Club House to determine driver. Christy Dowling who has taken over the responsibilities of Club House Manager. the existing structural limitations and the In addition to running the club house, cost of remodeling or replacing it. I am still Christy, along with many friends (Candy awaiting an accurate preparation of costs Mikulecky, Lorna Stone, Melissa Lopardo, for either repairing the existing facilities Tom Winter, Paul Lopardo, Nancy Gniot, or rebuilding it. I hope to have this Dawn Rhyan, Jim Dowling and Beth information by the time you read this and Genske) has cleared out, cleaned, will publish it as quickly as possible. We would like for everyone to have a chance to understand the issues and choices Aquatic Weeds: As a result of Commissioner Greg Wisniewski’s efforts, we will prior to taking action. This information soon be starting a required Aquatic Weed Study of our lakes. Samples of weeds combined with previous information will be taken from approximately 1,700 points throughout the lakes on a grid that should help us to accurately predict was used in 2014. This enables the reader to determine the weed types, densities and assess the job conditions we may and migration patterns in the lakes. It is also required every five years as a part encounter whether we remodel, repair or of the weed cutting program permit. We thank the volunteers who are supplying rebuild all or part of the existing building. boats and working with the DNR to help facilitate the sampling of the weeds. The final report should be issued later this fall or early winter. We have received grant monies to defray much of the cost.

10 Environmental Projects: We have begun I am pleased to announce that in launch site for the annual community the process of obtaining approvals to cooperation with the Kettle Moraine fireworks display. As you know, the stabilize the Lake District property along Land Trust, the Yacht Club and Fireworks fireworks are a “spectacular - not to miss - Don Jean Bay. We would like to natural Committee, and the Lauderdale Lakes Lauderdale event”!! as the previous Bio Logs do not Improvement Association, a boulders new pier I have previously reported that we are seem to be strong enough to prevent in Don Jean Bay was installed to help undertaking a new watershed study. erosion of the shoreline. facilitate the delivery of fireworks to the Past watershed studies have resulted in the District purchasing or leasing lands to create settling basins or areas planted with dense vegetation to improve the quality of the water entering into the Lakes. New studies are recommended from time to time as surrounding land uses or zoning changes may occur. The DNR will help with grant funding and we will be looking for volunteers to help work with our engineer in gathering and preparing information to be assembled for such a study. This project will likely be a three year effort, but one that we feel is extremely important at this time. For more information please contact any of the Lake District Commissioners. New pier to make fireworks delivery more efficient and reduce impact on wetlands.

RolesROLES of OF LakeLAUDERDALE Organizations LAKES ORGANIZATIONS Government Units Community Organizations Social / Special Interest LL Lake Management District LL Improvement Association LL Yacht Club (est 1991) (est 1902) (est 1953) Funding: tax levy & charges, user fees, Funding: annual memberships, donations & Funding: annual memberships, event DNR grants & reimbursements, Town of Directory advertisers fees, donations LaGrange • Monitor water quality • Numerous social events on and • Lauderdale Lakes Country Club & • Annual fish stocking / habitat off lake Community Center • Support water safety • Co-sponsor Kid's Fishing Jamboree • Water Safety Patrol • Preserve natural habitat Safety & Education Fund • Weed Harvesting • Communication includes all groups • Annual 4th of July fireworks • Dam • Monitor legislation impacting lake; display • Septic pumping engage where appropriate Communications: The Flag Hoist • Pier inspector • Document history of lake area www.llyclub.com • Clean Boats Clean Waters Communications: Shorelines & Lauderdale • Identify, monitor & manage Lakes Directory pollutant sources www.llia.org LL Sailing Club Communications: District Dialogue (est 1967) www.lauderdalelakedistrict.com Funding: annual memberships, event

Kettle Moraine Land Trust fees, donations (est 2000) • Race each Sunday from first Funding: tax deductible memberships & Other Government Units Impacting Lake Sunday in June to Labor Day donations, private grants Community: • Social events Towns of LaGrange & Sugar Creek • Was Lauderdale Lakes Conservancy Communications: via website • All local laws including but not • Accredited land trust serving www.lauderdalesailingclub.com limited to boating, piers, Walworth County fireworks, boat launches, buoys, & • Works with public & private land- sensitive environmental areas owners to protect critical resources Walworth County • Owns 4 preserves, holds • Zoning (including Shoreland) conservation easements & partners • Law Enforcement (Sheriff) to maintain additional properties Other Social/Special Interest Groups: State of Wisconsin • Connects people with nature & Lauderdale Lakeriders (snowmobiling) • Laws covering fishing, boating & education activities for all ages LAS Water Ski Team all water related structures & Communications: Nature News activities in and on water (DNR) www.kmlandtrust.org

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